Onassis Diamonds Obtain A Value of $14 Million
Scintillating Jewels once belonging to Christina Onassis, a Greek shipping inheritor sells for a good $14 million at an auction, Christie’s said today.
The most astounding of the 44 jewels that belonged to Christina Onassis was a pear-shaped 38-carat diamond on a diamond pendant necklace. This glitzy piece of art, aside from the rest of her jewels, sold for $7.5 million.
Christina Onassis had been married and divorced four times, throughout her lifetime. She was born in New York to the shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, and took over his empire once he passed away.
Christina died in 1988, at age 37 from fluid in her lungs, a daughter named Athina, behind.
Christina’s collection of jewels was part of a larger jewelry auction, which consisted of 230 rings, necklaces, bracelets, single stones, pearls, and other pieces from jewelers such as Cartier. The jewelry in total brought in a sum of $31 million. The auction had reached a record in any jewelry auction in Britain.